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Ridley Road (novel)

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2014 novel by Jo Bloom

First edition (publ. W&N)

Ridley Road is a 2014 novel by Jo Bloom, in which the 62 Group and opposition to 1960s British neo-Nazis such as Colin Jordan are a backdrop to the narrative. Ridley Road in Dalston in London's East End was well known as a fascist meeting place in the 1960s, around which battles took place.

It was adapted by Sarah Solemani as Ridley Road, a four-part drama by BBC One, which was premiered on 3 October 2021.

References

  1. Bloom, Jo (2014). Ridley Road. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-1-78022-824-2. OCLC 892869290.
  2. Whiteside, Shirley (29 November 2014). "Ridley Road by Jo Bloom, book review: An ambitious, but not wholly successful debut". The Independent.
  3. Lazarus, Ben (14 October 2020). "Jo Bloom draws on the spirit of '60s anti-facist groups for novel Ridley Road". Hackney Gazette.
  4. "Ridley Road: Meet the cast and creators". BBC Media Centre. 28 September 2021.
  5. Solemani, Sarah (2 October 2021). "How Britain's heinous Nazi horrors inspired my TV thriller". The Guardian.

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